With no easy answers to tackle power shortage, the Madhya
Pradesh Government cuts a sorry figure. Could the crisis have been avoided,
asks INDIA TODAY Special Correpondent Neeraj Mishra in Groping
In The Dark
The
arrest and interrogation of a peddler in Delhi reveal that at glitzy parties
in faraway farmhouses, money and power go on high with the kick of cocaine.
It's the haute drug for the stylish people in black. A peep into the world
of the cocaine-users. Full Story...
THE NATION: AYODHYA DISPUTE
Invisible Dialogue
Vajpayee has promised a solution by March next
year. But who is he talking to? Nobody knows. Full Story...
SOCIETY & TRENDS: NIGHTCLUBS
New Metro Hotspots
Establishments combining
a rash of activities have taken over from the one-dimensional discos in
urban India. Full Story...
SPORTS:
CRICKET
Dual Powered Team's future lies in friendship between
Ganguly and his deputy. Full Story...
CONTROVERSY: PLAGIARISM Novel Ideas Two literary stars of Malayalam stand accused
of plagiarism. Full Story...
HEALTH: MEDICAL VACATIONS
Home Remedy Foreign patients are being attracted
by India's dropping costs. Full Story...
ARTS: GRAPHIC EXPRESSIONS Passions
In Print Printmaking excites artists and buyers
alike. Full Story...
OFFTRACK:
MUMBAI The Next Stage It's time to
suspend disbelief when theatre moves closer home. Full Story...
FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh Breach
Of
Privilege Pay the Members of Parliaments big salaries
but make them give up their perks.
KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh Ahluwalia's Labour
Lost? The Employment Task Force's report demands
urgent attention and action.
POLITICALLY
CORRECT: P. Chidambaram Reluctant Salesman Disinvestment is
in disarray because there is no transparency or political will.
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar
VOICES "Marxists have
a problem. They think they are the only scholars in India. They do
not want to accept the fact that there can be other viewpoints as
well." Murli Manohar Joshi, Union human resource development
minister, on protests against the way he is running his ministry. More...
CAPLOOKS
Delhi
Mine Field Baalu wants the Kudremukh iron mines
shifted within five years.
Carrier Of An Epic I compare India to Draupadi in the dice scene
of the Mahabharata ... she keeps unfolding," says French scriptwriter
Jean-Claude Carriere in mildly accented English and an understanding that
extends beyond touristy applause. more...
The
arrest and interrogation of a peddler in Delhi reveal that at glitzy parties
in faraway farmhouses, money and power go on high with the kick of cocaine.
It's the haute drug for the stylish people in black. A peep into the world
of the cocaine-users. 
METRO TODAY
